UCI announce F1 KERS-like turbo boosters on bikes

The UCI have announced this morning that they are to bring in an F1 KERS-like system on bikes next year. Riders, via energy recovered from pedaling, are to get one 250m / 100 km/h boost to use per race except in the final kilometre. Mark Cavendish and Jens Voigt have already expressed their anger at the novel approach on twitter, but the UCI contest that it is in place to fight the early on set of mechanical speed doping.

More to follow shortly, including reaction from UCI press conference at noon (ET) time...